Sydney is a coffee town. The baristas who produce our daily dose of caffeine are worshipped like gods – we cannot live without our daily shot, or two, of their liquid gold.From Marrickville to Potts Point here are some of Sydney’s best spots to get buzzed.

Mark Ravenhill is a contemporary playwright like no other. Not all the British writer’s works have been successful, but he’s never been afraid to say what he thinks needs to be said. Mother Clap’s Molly House, first performed at The National, London, in 2001, is a riotous play with songs. It quite rightly has got another outing at the Newie for Mardi Gras.